La Jolla

[oxen00]

Please tell me if La Jolla is a Spanish, or Mexican word, I can't find it in the dictionaries. Dixon

[Elaina]

La Jolla.....

It is a play on words and spellings..... I don't think it is necessarily Spanish or Mexican.....

La Jolla = La Joya

Elaina:p

[sosia]

Spain: I know joya (jewel) or polla (penis-vulgar-) or olla (pot,stew), but no "Jolla"
I think it's a mispelled version of "joya".
Or perhaps comes from arabic (I think "jolla" in arabic is "amistad"/friendship )
perhaps it's mexican, there are different places called "Jolla"
sorry :D

[Elaina]

Hi!

This is what Wikipedia says........

La Jolla” is pronounced /la'hoja/ not /la'hoʒa/, as one might expect due to the pronunciation of the orthographic “ll” in the Spanish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language) of most of Latin America. The area was known as “La Jolla Park” at least as early as 1886 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1886). The origin of the name is obscure. Some say it is a corruption of “ahoy”, called out by sailors seeking the attention of people on the shore. Promoters of La Jolla claim it is from the Spanish “la joya”, meaning the jewel. A more likely though less glamorous theory is that “La Jolla” is a corruption of the Native American word “Woholle”, meaning hole in the mountain, referring to the caves in the north-facing cliffs next to La Jolla Cove Park.

I hope this helps you!

Elaina:eek:

[sosia]

good work elaina :D

[Elaina]

Always a pleasure!!

Elaina:p

[Naranja]

Es interesante ver todas sus aportaciones para Jolla.